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Sir Lew Grade’s ITC Entertainment produced a number of high-profile cinematic vehicles in the ‘70s, many of them ending up as notable box-office failures. The most notorious of the lot was RAISE THE TITANIC (116 mins., 1980, PG), a film that’s actually not nearly as terrible as its disastrous commercial performance would lead one to believe, and which has been re-issued in a new...

JOHN POWELLBack Lot Music (digital)31 tracks – 79:04  Does anyone remember life before the Minions? Ever since they first appeared in Despicable Me (2010), these little yellow Tic Tacs have invaded popular culture, dominating social media with each new sequel and especially through their own spin-off series. With their mischievous antics and delightfully nonsensical m...

The July releases from La-La Land are a two-disc edition of Hans Zimmer’s score for Tony Scott's 1996 psychological thriller THE FAN (not related to the 1981 Laurel Bacall thriller), with Robert De Niro as a mentally unbalanced knife salesman obsessed with his favorite baseball player (Wesley Snipes); and Nile Rodgers’ score for Eddie Murphy’s 1988 hit COMING TO AMERICA.

HAIM MAZARLakeshore LKS (digital)29 tracks – 46:14 JOHN WILLIAMSBack Lot Music16 tracks – 64:40 The anticipation surrounding a new John Williams score is unlike that of any other composer. Like an unopened Christmas gift, it invites endless speculation before the first note finally reveals itself. With Disclosure Day, that anticipation is richly rewarded. Steven Spie...

HAIM MAZARLakeshore LKS (digital)29 tracks – 46:14 JOHN BARRYQuartet QR35 tracks – 69:17 Producer Harry Saltzman, riding high on the success of the James Bond series, spearheaded another ’60s franchise that occupied the other side of the espionage coin. 1965’s The Ipcress File followed Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) as he investigated a security breach with...